Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-21
THE WEIR
Governor Churoh Explains the Da-
kota Situation.
A Dissertation Upon the Men
and Measures he has had to
Deal With.

Arecent special to the Sioux Falls
Press reads as follows;
Huron, March I8-A correspondent of J
The Press this afternoon was accorded
His excellency talked quite freely on
concerning the recent session of
the Legislature which has created 80
much interest. / found the governor
indisposed and confined to
the house, where he proposes to rest for
q while from the excitement ha has
passed through lately. In the course OF
conversation theg governor said:
II have this to say of the representa-
tiyes who were at Bismarck, and that is
that they are g bright set of men. II
have been In q good many such bodies,
and Dakota has much to be proud of in
the appearance and ability of the men
whom she selects to make her laws. l
know there has been some kicking over
the course / have pursued in reg ird to
some measures; but / feel that
later my position will be more
thoroughly understood. I had
no intention of antagonizing any clique
or faction. I only did what / thought
beht for the territory without regard to
men or parties. I am not saying this to
gloss over any action of mine or to make
any apologies. / labored under one
disadvantage perhaps, and that was that
/ only had about three weeks in which
to grasp the situation at Bismarck, and
being nnacqusinted with the majority
OF the Representatives, and Of the pur
port of many of their measures, l may
have applied the veto were | perhaps
zt--Il aA-a-os1nI 80 ,~a
but 1 did not have the time to examine
bills infinitely. They were piled upon
me during the last few days of the ses-
, sion and it was impossible for mt to
. examine everything with the care that /
should have liked to. One for instance
!, was your Councilman Grigsby's bank
bill. I had nothing against Mr.. GriRby (;
) his bill was among the rest which l had
{ not the opportunity to examine into
/ thoroughly, and therefore / failed to
sign it,
at hes been stated in this connection
that / gave Mr.. Day cause for believing
, himself ignored by vetoing his bill fol-
!, the establishment of o normal school al
Springfield. 1 could not consistently dc
as he wished, because / had already
, treated other sections in the same way
in regard to similar measures. Col,
Benton, whom / had complimented by
, rendering him the office of treasurer, sal
: in my office when his bill for a similar
q institution ct Fargo WAS referred to me
q and / threw it in the waste paper basket
. before his eyes,
81 SAW q statement in the Pionee,
' Press which has been copied widely t.
h the effect that the appropriation
amount to about $l,400. 600. but this i
, mistake. Mr.. Ward and myself wer
told by Treasurer Raymond that the sur
would fall at least 100000 behind til
= amount which was appropriated tw,
= years ago, and that az in tine neighbol
4 hood of $4,000 The misrepresentation
has arisen from the fact that such Item
h as the mileage OF the members and lib
No expenses of the session have been ff
N ured in when in fact that expense.
paid by the United States government
10 "Ehe appropriation for the Brooking
A. agricultural college is another iteI
which o provision Of the bill as ofere
by Mr. Matthews, puts an entirely di
ts ferent aspect upon that provision an
al makes the sum appropriated take th
"a. nature Of q loan, which will be paid hac
Al to the treasury when the territory be
Id comes a state out of the sale OF soho'
lands. These items. together with tt
sum appropriated for the purchase
expiring bonds help swell the amour
e. when In reality they have nothing to q
a. with the true total appropriation for ii
r. next two years for maintenance of ii
=. territory and its institutions.
ng Iarn sorry ii as you say any of ii
,st boys went home mad because / cut dow
he their appropriations or vetoed their p
y. bills, but I am going to look at it in Il
he light that they had q right to be. l
as feel the same way myself, and 1T W
III, give them q chance. TO throw the blan
~ upon me, and thus set themselves rig
rs with their constituents"
to "a report is circulated. governor, tn
be Secretary Mccormack and yourself o
OF out.'
ps aWell. I want to correct any su.
as impression right here, and I am ri,
ID. you spoke of 1t. There is no difficult
,is between MCCORMACK ard myself. IT
.er report was greatly exaggerated by Il
ell ne wspapers, and WAS one OF those thin,
which grows with repeating"
"Soma of the people OF Aberdeen 81
that you promised to let the bill for the
university become . law by limitatit
'as or sign it," suggests the reporter.
II emphatically deny that" repli
the governor. "tf any man insDako
ps can prove that since I have been in q
territory l ever offered him anythil
,T before hand, / will give q premium
500 to any charitable institution
IA may suggest, ever il it be himself"
as From all that / can learn, said {
reporter, II think your appointments
the boards Of the different institutio
+ gave satisfaction"
aAll except YaDkton," replied t
,ad governor. 81 see they feel put out ov
the retention OF the republican membe
On the board of the Dakota hospital 1
the insane, bat they need not blame 1
for that. l took Councilman Smiths g
vios on that matter, and ] am free
to say that ! formed q high opinion of n
81. Smith. / never received the petit
which was sent from Yankton regardi
the retention of their old members U
ler Ill the 10th Of March.
ok "Ihe impression iss'abroad now go
n ernor,' continued the reporter, 18th
70 you have created q serious breach
loe your party by ignoring in your appoiI
on ments certain so-called WINGS"
II am sorry for that" replied t
MI governor, asbut the people of Dakota,
Iey take IL, have q right to expect that 4
rs, democratio administration of affairs
'as the Territory will rise above these ia
tions which have been 30 antagonist
It's towards each other. While / will a
IT. ways remain o strong party man, al
nR consider the members of my party fri
Ishallignora factions"